Texas A&M Aggies vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: ESPN+

The South Carolina Gamecocks (10-11) will take on the Texas A&M Aggies (16-5) at Colonial Life Arena on Saturday.

The Texas A&M Aggies played Oklahoma and notched a win by a score of 75-68 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Aggies ended up walking away with 21 and Oklahoma totaled 25 personal fouls. They buried 10 out of their 22 attempts from beyond the arc. Oklahoma finished shooting 72.7% at the charity stripe by making 16 of 22 attempts. In addition, Oklahoma collected 18 rebounds (2 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Oklahoma totaled 19 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. In reference to the defense, Texas A&M allowed the other team to shoot 47.7% from the floor on 21 out of 44 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists for this game while forcing 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 44 with 20 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Aggies buried 29 of their 35 shots for a percentage of 82.9%. Texas A&M finished the game with a 37.5% FG percentage (21 out of 56) and made 4 of their 24 shots from beyond the arc.

Zhuric Phelps is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. He ended up with 15 points on 3 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 25 mins and collected 4 rebounds. He finished 25.0% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Texas A&M enters this matchup with a mark of 16-5 so far this year. They currently have an average of 75.3 points per game (166th in college) while hitting 42.4% from the floor. The Aggies are shooting 30.7% on three-point shots (146 of 476) and 68.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Texas A&M is collecting 42.0 rebounds per game and has earned 257 dimes so far this year, which is 285th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 12.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.3 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Aggies are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.8 fouls. They are ranked 281st in the nation in allowing assists with 302 surrendered this season. The Aggies defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 39.5% (456 of 1,153) and they concede 31.9 boards per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 31.6% on three-point shots and they are ranked 42nd in the nation in points per game allowed (65.9).

In their last game, the South Carolina Gamecocks took a loss by a final score of 71-60 against Georgia. In relation to rebounding, South Carolina allowed Georgia to collect 25 overall (5 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 46.7% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 7 out of 15 and finished the contest at 12 out of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Gamecocks permitted Georgia to make 26 of 51 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.0% for the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Gamecocks shot 21 out of 51 from the field which had them shooting 41.2%. In regard to three-point shots, South Carolina made 4 of their 17 attempts (23.5%). They were able to bury 14 of them for a clip of 77.8%. Georgia had 14 fouls in this matchup which took the Gamecocks to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while recording 9 steals for this contest. The Gamecocks were able to snag 17 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in this contest.

Jamarii Thomas ended up being important for the Gamecocks in the matchup. He converted 6 of 12 for this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound. He recorded 19 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in the matchup.

South Carolina has a win-loss record of 10-11 on the season. The Gamecocks commit 16.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 69.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.3 times per contest (223rd in college) and they lose possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest. South Carolina has totaled 1,478 points this year (70.4 per game) and they grab 36.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Gamecocks are connecting on 43.4% from the floor, which ranks them 259th in the country.

The South Carolina defense surrenders 32.5% on shots from distance (130 of 400) and their opponents are knocking down 69.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.0 assists and 32.4 rebounds every game, which is 93rd and 76th in D-1. The Gamecocks on the defensive end are ranked 99th in college in points given up per game with 68.9. They are able to force 10.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (223rd in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take South Carolina

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